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| Purpose Of Research Methods Class |
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-to approach and solve problems in a scientific way
-to search the literature
-to write in a clear, scientific fashion
-to understand basic meausurement and statistical issues
-to be an intelligent consumer of research |
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| Two key components of research |
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-Systemic in nature
-Focuses on a question of interest |
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| finding answers to a question in a logical, orderly, and systemic fashion |
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Myth or tradition
Authority
Observation
Logic or deductive reasoning
Scientific Inquiry |
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| To gather and interpret information to answer questions |
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1. Ask a new question
2. Make initial Observation
3. Conduct a systemic investigation
4. Interpret the findings
5. Integrate the findings with previous knowledge |
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Organize info and facts about events or behaviors
Naje redictions that provide the basis for new research |
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| Components for evaluating theories |
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Precision
Simplicity
Testability |
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| Prediction stemming from a theory |
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Research to:
Describe
Predict
Control
Explain |
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| Stages of Scientific Method |
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Question Identified
Hypothesis Formed
Research Plan
Data Collected/Analyzed
Results Interpreted
Conclusion |
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| How to write a research question |
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| Keeping focus broad rather than narrow Reading a review paper Reading the research literature Looking at what your advisor does Looking at what student and faculty in your area are doing |
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| Characteristics of a good research topic |
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Interesting
Researchable
Significant
Manageable |
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| a very specific statement which clearly identifies the problem being studied and expressed the researchers goals for the study |
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